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Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu
Paapa Essiedu
Acting
Biography
Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu (/ˈpɑːpə ˌɛsiˈeɪduː/) (born 1990) is a British actor. He started his career in 2012 when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, acting in numerous productions, including The Merry Wives of Windsor (2012), King Lear (2014), Hamlet (2016), and Romeo and Juliet (2016).
His breakthrough came with his role in the HBO miniseries I May Destroy You (2020), which earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and British Academy Television Award. He portrayed George Boleyn in the Channel 5 miniseries Anne Boleyn (2021). He had starring roles in the AMC+action series Gangs of …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
as Self
The Name of Action
as Self
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Chris Keller
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
as Delroy
Laundreams
The Outrun
as Daynin
National Theatre Live: The Effect
as Tristan
Genie
as Bernard Bottle
Men
as James
Femme
as Jordan
TV Shows
Harry Potter
as Severus Snape · 1 ep.
Babies
as Stephen · 6 ep.
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
as Himself · 1 ep.
Black Doves
as Elmore Fitch · 2 ep.
The Lazarus Project
as George Addo · 16 ep.
Anne Boleyn
as George Boleyn · 3 ep.
Gangs of London
as Alexander Dumani · 10 ep.
I May Destroy You
as Kwame Acheamong · 12 ep.
Unsaid Stories
as Michael · 1 ep.
The Capture
as Isaac Turner · 1 ep.